Football for a Cure Jay Verspeelt Citizen Staff Reporter
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Turn To page 4 Turn To page 7 Turn To page 8 Volume VIII I ssue IV www .T he medIa plex .com ocTober 16, 2012 e h T CONVERGED CITIZEN The Inaugural Tweed Run Football for a cure Jay Verspeelt Citizen Staff Reporter The day before Thanksgiving saw the Inaugural Windsor Tweed Run, a city cycle ride begin - ning in Walkerville. About 30 people showed up for the the Inaugural Windsor Tweed Run, a riverfront cycle ride starting in Walkerville, ending in Sandwich town and finally returning to Walkerville. Participants wore outfits as if it were the turn of the 20th century Britain. All types of bikes were allowed, but classic bikes were encour - aged. The event was created over pints at the Kildare House by Windsor residents Stephen Hargreaves and Chris Holt. It was inspired by the London Photo by Jay Verspeelt Tweed Run which started in Photo by Marissa DeBortoli Sara Howie on her Linus bicy - 2009 as a bike across the city cle participating in the Ecole Secondaire l'Essor player Matt Marentette (4) runs with the ball while teammate It now includes 400 partici - Inaugural Windsor Tweed Run Mitch Diluca (80) blocks St Joseph's Catholic High School player Austin Cartier Oct. pants a year. in Walkerville Oct. 7. 4 . October is breast cancer awareness month and local football teams are campaign - Holt, a Ford tradesperson, is ing to raise money. Organized by Tami Hawkins, a teacher at Tecumseh Vista currently opening a bike shop along the way including the Academy, the event has been running for three years and donates all profits to the in Walkerville next to Jones & Manchester Pub, where partic - Windsor Regional Cancer Centre to improve patient care. Co. The event began behind ipants had drinks, the foot of Dieppe Gardens for a group Turn To page 2 the site of his future shop after the original location of Jubilee photo, the Dominion House Park was closed for mainte - Tavern for food and more nance. drinks and finally ended at the “It’s a way to get together Walkerville Brewery for more Deputy Ch ief retires and celebrate city riding,” said drinks and pretzels. Holt. “The genteel aspect of The event began at noon, had Adam D'Andrea one day before Windsor’s new single day with such passion, cycling that has sort of been a table at the start site with a Citizen Staff Reporter chief of police was expected such vigor, such determina - lost. What a better way than to coffee and scone spread pro - to be announced. tion,” said Francis. “He knew pull out your tweeds and 50 vided by Thyme To Go cater - After 33 years of service, Mayor Eddie Francis intro - the work that he was doing year old bikes?” ing. Windsor’s deputy chief of duced Brannagan, 56, and and the service he was provid - Holt said he expected there Stephen Pitman, St. Clair police has announced his thanked him for his service on ing was making this commu - to be a lower turnout because College Student Representative retirement. behalf of himself and the nity a better place.” of the timing, but the date was Council member and architec - Deputy Chief Jerome Windsor Police Services Speaking at the conference, chosen at random. Flyers had ture student, was at the event Brannagan said he will be Board. Brannagan said it had been an already been printed by the after receiving an invitation on retiring from the force during “Jerome has always person - honour to serve in Windsor time he and Hargreaves found Facebook. Pitman’s main a press conference Oct. 10 at ified what is good about the and be a leader in the commu - out it was Thanksgiving week - mode of transportation is by Windsor Police Services head - Windsor Police Services. He’s nity. end. bike. quarters. The conference came someone who woke up every Turn To page 2 The ride made four stops Turn To page 10 CONVERGED CITIZEN ocTober 16, 2012 NEWS page 2 .. Bird migration discussed at Fire education Ojibway Centre used to track the birds. First is taught at schools netting and banding, where a Meagan Deschamps The Children’s Safety fine net is strung between two Citizen Staff Reporter Village of Windsor and Essex posts or trees to catch birds. A County helps make this possi - metal band is placed around The National Fire Prevention ble. According to their the bird’s foot with a unique Association has marked Oct. 7 Facebook page, “Our mission number to track that bird. to 13 as Fire Prevention Week. is to nurture safety and to Second is a daily census The NFPA has made this eliminate preventable injuries where researchers walk for 90 year’s theme, Have 2 Ways and fatalities through educa - minutes to Fish Point on Pelee Out, stressing the importance tion during children's forma - Island and back. Third is of working smoke detectors tive years in a creative, fun casual observation undergone and having an emergency plan and interactive environment. during other parts of the day. B. Our curriculum is developed Sarah Baldo recently com - Fire Prevention Week was to support and work in con - pleted her Master of Science Photo by Jamie Adam established by the NFPA to junction with the Ontario degree with Mennill Lab at the Michelle Bondy, educational coordinator for Pelee Island commemorate the Great school curriculum.” University of Windsor and Bird Observatory, and Claire Sanders, executive director for Chicago Fire that occured “We send home information organized the speakers for the PIBO, stand next to an informational decal about migration Oct. 8, 1871. As stated on the sheets about fire safety for the meeting. She explained the Oct. 10. They spoke to the Essex County Field Naturalists' Club NFPA website, “the fire killed children to read over with effect birds have on humans. about migration of birds. more than 250 people, left their families,” said Brenda “Different types of birds 100,000 homeless, destroyed Deschamps, a Grade 2 teacher Jamie Adam changing seasons. They can impact humans in different more than 17,400 structures at St. John’s Catholic Citizen Staff Reporter avoid predators, nest easier ways,” Baldo said. “Birds can and burned more than 2,000 Elementary School. “I also with more time to forge and control pests so they’re help - acres.” take my class to the safety vil - The executive director of the face less competition mating. ful in agricultural situations to The fire changed the way lage.” Pelee Island Bird Observatory It is estimated between three keep insect numbers lower. firefighters and public offi - Stephania Onorato, a teach - visited the Ojibway Nature and five million birds migrate Additionally, they’re a really cials thought about fire safety. ing assistant at St. John’s, has Centre Oct. 10 to speak about across the Americas. Birds intricate part of the ecosystem U.S. President Woodrow gone on a few of the trips to her work on bird migration. choose to migrate at night in terms of seed dispersal, pol - Wilson issued the first the Safety Village. “The Claire Sanders was joined by because cooler and calmer lination and it really depends National Fire Prevention Day Safety Village is fun and edu - educational coordinator weather makes it easier and on the species the impact that proclamation. Fire Prevention cational because it’s interac - Michelle Bondy to speak to there are fewer predators. it will have on humans.” Week is the longest running tive,” said Onorato. “The the Essex County Field Sanders said it is important to Paul Desjardins has been a public health and safety obser - smoke simulator used in the Naturalists’ Club. track birds because they can member of the Essex County vance on record. demonstrations helps get the Sanders talked mostly about detect subtle changes in the Field Naturalists’ Club for Lynne Pretli, the public educa - feel of how to react during a the migration program at ecosystem and food web. over 17 years and he said the tion officer of Windsor Fire smoke or fire emergency. The PIBO. She captured over “Birds affect how we feel night was extremely success - and Rescue, said that public kids learn what to do in case of 12,000 hours of night flight about nature and how we’re ful. education is a mandate. a fire and they get to take calls to track which birds connected to it,” Sanders said. “It was very good. Very “The municipality has to home a fire plan.” migrate, when they migrated “I think bird watching in par - informative, very scientific, supply public education to the Fire Prevention Week ran and how many are migrating. ticular connects people to introduced new ideas and was citizens,” said Pretli. “It’s Oct. 7 to 13 with events held Every species of bird has a nature.” presented very well and very important for us to keep the at Devonshire Mall and other unique call which Sanders can Birds go as far as the Boreal organized.” children safe.” locations. use to track the details of spe - Forest or the Arctic, which is The Essex County Field cific species. too remote to observe birds Naturalists’ Club meets on the conTInued from page 1 Atkinson was shot and killed Birds migrate to find a better and collect data. Sanders second Wednesday of every on the job in May 2006 after source of food, shelter and tracks them as they pass month and they always feature a “I have always tried to stress 15 years with Windsor police. places to breed once their through Pelee Island.